STE PH A N I E SH A L L C R O SS

2660 Sun Valley Rd. | Lisle, IL 60532 | 630-800-0076 | sls6@illinois.edu

ED UC A TI O N
MS in Library and Information Science May 2018
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

BA in Sociology December 1995

North Central College
 Minor in Organizational Communications

EM PL OY M E N T EX PE RI E NC E
Summer School Library Director 6/03/2017-Present
Naperville Community District 203
- Administer and set policies for the summer school library space
- Collaborate with teachers and staff to assess student needs and assist in information
retrieval
- Maintain the library catalog and manage summer student and faculty accounts

Elementary Library Associate & Webmaster 4/1/2016 — Present

Naperville Community District 203
- Assists teachers, student and administrators in the identification of resource materials for use
in the classroom
- Maintain materials inventory in order to provide an up-to-date reference and ensure the
availability of materials when required
- Evaluate books and/or periodicals for retention within the collection
- Catalog books using various resources
- Substitute teach in the library
- Manage content for elementary school website
- Collaborate with teachers and administrators to develop web pages

Special Education Paraprofessional Educator 4/1/2014 — 4/1/2016

Naperville Community District 203
- Teach fourth and fifth grade recovery math
- Adapt classroom materials and instruction to support special education students
- Assist and monitor students during alternate testing
- Substitute teaching across all elementary grade levels
- Participate in Child Study Team (CST) and Problem Solving Team (PST) meetings for
students with IEPs.
Social Security Disability (SSDI) Consultant 5/1/1999 — 7/1/2003
MetLife
- Reviewed disability case files to determine SSDI eligibility and determine offsets
- Generated reports for administrators and developed programs to identify SSDI eligible
recipients
- Advised Long Term Disability Case Managers and Administrators

Case Manager Supervisor 2/1/1997 — 4/30/1999

MAXIMUS, Inc.
- Directly supervised the activities of 12 case managers
- Acted as liaison between MAXIMUS, Inc. and The Department of Children and Family
Services (DCFS)
- Represented DCFS wards in Social Security Disability (SSDI) Hearings
- Assisted in proposal writing and start-ups of other MAXIMUS program sites
- Monitored operation costs of project and worked within a defined budget
Case Manager 02/01/1996-02/01/1997
MAXIMUS, Inc.
- Reviewed DCFS case files for SSDI eligibility
- Determined need for psychiatric/psychological testing
- Collaborated with DCFS case managers, SSA personnel, medical and education
professionals

ACT I V IT I ES & P RO FE SS I O NA L OR G A N IZ A T ION S

- Current Member, American Library Association
- Current Member, Illinois School Library Media Association
- Naperville Battle of the Books Steering Committee 08/01/2017-Present
- Lead Teacher, After School Study Skills Program 09/01/2016-Present
- Chair, Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Literacy Fund G.L.O.W. 5K 01/01/2016-Present

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Bayer, B. (2018) Shallcross, S. (2018). Ideating and Iterating Code. In H. Grob &
M. Wolske, A Person-Centered Guide to Demystifying Technology, Instructor’s
Edition. (September, 2018)

Shallcross, S. (2018, October). A Grace Hopper Scratch Maze in the Classroom:

A Case Study of a Social-Forward Approach to Teaching Digital Literacy. Paper
presented at the 16th Annual Community Informatics Research Network
Conference, Monash Center, Prato, Italy.